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256 FZPN02 KWBC 072325 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2345 UTC TUE OCT 07 2025 CCODE/2:31:12:11:00/AOW+POR+AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE). FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM). FROM OCTOBER 15 TO APRIL 1, DUE TO THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF WEATHER HAZARDS, ALONG WITH CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WILL BE LIMITED TO WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND HIGHER, AND SEAS OF 4 METERS OR GREATER, ALONG WITH FREEZING SPRAY, DENSE FOG, VOLCANIC ASH, AND ANYTHING TROPICAL (INCLUDING A DEPRESSION). LESSER CONDITIONS WILL BE INCLUDED FOR WARNING CONDITIONS AND TO PRESERVE CONTINUITY WHERE APPROPRIATE. SECURITE PACIFIC N OF 30N AND S OF 67N E OF A LINE FROM BERING STRAIT TO 50N 160E ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC OCT 07. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 08. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 09. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 63N178E 965 MB MOVING NE 15. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 63N169W TO 42N179W TO 36N173E TO 33N163E. WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT N OF 43N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ALSO W OF A LINE FROM 64N165W TO 55N158W TO 50N160W TO 34N177W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NW OF AREA NEAR 68N172W 972 MB. N OF A LINE FROM 33N172W TO 45N164W TO 56N155W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5M...HIGHEST NEAR 53N162W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL N OF AREA. N OF 53N BETWEEN 163W AND 180W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ...STORM WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 50N153E 984 MB. FROM 42N TO 50N BETWEEN 160E AND 164E AREA OF S TO SE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 46N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 52N164E 968 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 54N169E TO 49N176E TO 38N172E TO 33N166E. WITHIN 120 NM E AND NE OF FRONT N OF 44N AND WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 10.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 49N162E. ALSO WITHIN 480 NM S QUADRANT AND WITHIN 240 NM NE OF FRONT N OF 42N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 41N TO 57N W OF 176W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M...HIGHEST S OF LOW. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 36N177W 1015 MB. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY LOW 68N172W IN FIRST STORM WARNING ABOVE. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N173W 1012 MB. WITHIN 480 NM N QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 46N BETWEEN 168W AND 169E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST SW OF LOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N173W 1009 MB. S OF 51N BETWEEN 166W AND 174E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW CENTER. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 58N139W 1011 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. N OF A LINE FROM 53N132W TO 46N139W TO 45N150W TO 50N159W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND WITH NEW LOW CENTER NEAR 50N127W. FROM 41N TO 55N BETWEEN 125W AND 145W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 46N132W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N130W 1008 MB. FROM 36N TO 53N BETWEEN 124W AND 146W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...HIGHEST NEAR 47N142W. .FROM 35N TO 46N BETWEEN 128W AND 148W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M...HIGHEST NEAR 41N146W. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED DIRECTLY BELOW. .S OF 43N BETWEEN 148W AND 169W AREA OF NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 41N BETWEEN 129W AND 165W AREA OF NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.. .48 HOUR COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 34N162W 1014 MB AND SECOND CENTER 32N155W 1014 MB. WITHIN 540 NM NE QUADRANTS OF BOTH LOWS AREA OF E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 50N TO 59N BETWEEN 140W AND 168W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 45N TO 48N BETWEEN 167W AND 170W. .FORECASTER HYDE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 7. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 8. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 9. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE PRISCILLA NEAR 19.9N 110.8W 958 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 07 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM S SEMICIRCLE...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N109W TO 23N114W TO 20N115W TO 15N111W TO 16N108W TO 20N106W TO 23N109W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N102W TO 26N110W TO 26N116W TO 11N115W TO 09N107W TO 12N101W TO 18N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PRISCILLA NEAR 21.8N 113.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NW AND 240 SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 12 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N111W TO 25N117W TO 23N118W TO 20N117W TO 19N112W TO 21N109W TO 24N111W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N109W TO 28N120W TO 16N121W TO 16N113W TO 12N111W TO 16N101W TO 26N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PRISCILLA NEAR 24.2N 115.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 N AND 210 S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N112W TO 26N113W TO 27N118W TO 26N120W TO 23N120W TO 21N116W TO 24N112W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N110W TO 30N119W TO 22N123W TO 17N120W TO 17N115W TO 20N109W TO 24N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE NEAR 15.3N 118.8W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 07 MOVING ESE OR 110 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE...20 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 45 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N119W TO 17N120W TO 16N121W TO 15N121W TO 13N118W TO 13N116W TO 17N119W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N117W TO 18N121W TO 15N123W TO 12N120W TO 12N115W TO 19N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE NEAR 15.7N 115.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5 M. WITHIN 15N114W TO 16N114W TO 16N117W TO 15N118W TO 13N117W TO 13N114W TO 15N114W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N113W TO 16N121W TO 12N119W TO 10N117W TO 11N111W TO 17N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION OCTAVE NEAR 16.6N 113.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION OCTAVE NEAR 17.4N 110.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM S QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N110W TO 17N112W TO 16N112W TO 16N111W TO 16N110W TO 17N110W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N108W TO 19N109W TO 17N115W TO 17N119W TO 11N115W TO 11N108W TO 17N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW PRESSURE NEAR 14N93W 1007 MB. WITHIN 14N93W TO 14N94W TO 13N95W TO 12N95W TO 12N94W TO 13N93W TO 14N93W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 14N96W 1006 MB. WITHIN 13N98W TO 15N101W TO 13N102W TO 11N100W TO 11N97W TO 13N98W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 15N101W 1006 MB. WITHIN 16N97W TO 18N104W TO 16N105W TO 13N104W TO 10N101W TO 11N97W TO 16N97W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N104W TO 19N106W TO 18N108W TO 15N107W TO 11N107W TO 13N105W TO 18N104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL. .WITHIN 01S97W TO 03N99W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S88W TO 01S97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N93W TO 04N104W TO 00N102W TO 03.4S120W TO 02S103W TO 03.4S93W TO 01N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC TUE OCT 7... .HURRICANE PRISCILLA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF THE CENTER OF PRISCILLA. .TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM IN THE SW SEMICIRCLE OF THE STORM. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 12N87W TO 1007 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 14N93W TO 15N99W...AND FROM 14N123W TO 10N133W. ITCZ FROM 10N133W TO BEYOND 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 97W. .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC OCT 07 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 08 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 09 2025. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 28N149W 23N156W 16N163W MOVING W 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N155W 22N159W 17N167W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N157W 25N159W 21N164W. .TROUGH 25N140W 22N141W MOVING W 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED ABOVE. .TROUGH 21N160E 17N161E 12N160E MOVING W 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 21N TO 12N W OF 166E. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA. .TROUGH 10N160W 07N166W 04N173W MOVING NW SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 15N155W 10N163W 07N171W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 16N158W 09N164W 07N176W. .TROUGH 18N152W 15N156W MOVING W 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED IMMEDIATELY ABOVE. .LOW NEAR 11N154W 1009 MB MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 11N160W 1011 MB. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 12N160W 1011 MB. .LOW NEAR 09N147W 1012 MB MOVING N SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 10N147W 1013 MB. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 11N147W 1012 MB. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF 28N BETWEEN 170E AND 178W. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 10N140W 09N149W 11N155W...AND 08N175W 05N169E 05N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF ITCZ. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 26N TO 23N BETWEEN 177E AND 179E... AND FROM 23N TO 19N BETWEEN 174E AND 174W. $$ .FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.